September 23, 2000 · 1:25 PM EDT
Biggest lead DET by 2 · NYY by 5 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CW White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
2OA Athletics | 91 | 70 | .565 | 3.5 |
3SE Mariners | 91 | 71 | .562 | 4.0 |
4CL Guardians | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.0 |
5NY Yankees | 87 | 74 | .540 | 7.5 |
6BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12.0 |
8LA Angels | 82 | 80 | .506 | 13.0 |
9DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16.0 |
10KC Royals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18.0 |
11BA Orioles | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21.0 |
12TE Rangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24.0 |
13TB Rays | 69 | 92 | .429 | 25.5 |
14MI Twins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
| JMJose Macias2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JEJuan EncarnacionCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| BMBilly McMillonDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMHal Morris1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WMWendell MageeRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRich BeckerRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
2B: Higginson, Ausmus
HR: McMillon, Easley
RBI: Encarnacion, McMillon 4, Cruz, Easley, Ausmus
SB: Ausmus
LOB: 15
CK Chuck KnoblauchDH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DJ David JusticeLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBClay BellingerLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
HR: Jeter, Justice 2, Posada
RBI: Knoblauch, Jeter 4, O'Neill 2, Williams, Justice 4, Posada
LOB: 13
JN Jeff NelsonW | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| MSMike StantonH | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
RC Roger Clemens | 5.0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 81 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 150 |
The Yankees routed the Tigers 13-8 at Yankee Stadium I.
Jeff Nelson got the win, Willie Blair took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. David Justice went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Billy McMillon went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
